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Mysterious stone circle may be world's oldest observatory
Researchers suspect the ancient stone circle of Nabta Playa was used to determine the summer solstice, signaling the coming rainy season.
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The mystery of the 'Buddha's tears' of the giant Leshan Buddha statue: Scientific phenomenon or legend?
The Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, China, is a great symbol not only because of its enormous size but also because of the mysterious stories surrounding it.
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The Mystery of the Temple of Baalbek, Where Modern Technology Cannot Replicate the Construction Process!
Some of these ruins, located along the Litani River in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, date back to the Roman period, but most of them are believed to date from an even older ci…
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Nearly 6,000-year-old bridge discovered in mysterious cave on Mallorca island
An ancient submerged bridge has been discovered in a mysterious cave on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
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39,000-year-old frozen mammoth butchered by ancient humans
The incisions and cuts on the skin of the mammoth mummy were the result of ancient people trying to butcher it with stone tools.
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Ancient technology was more sophisticated than we think, modern people may not have expected it.
Technologies that seem to only be possible in modern times have existed since ancient times, proving the outstanding creativity of ancient people.
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The 31,000-ton stone stele of the Chinese emperor
The stone stele with 3 parts: base, body and top, totaling more than 70m high and cast from mountain rock, is so massive that it cannot be moved and is being wasted.
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Renovating the wine cellar, shocked by 300 giant monster bones
The terrible bone pit under the floor of a wine cellar in Austria belongs to beasts that lived about 40,000 years ago and are now extinct.
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Mango-scented road project causes controversy in Spain
The Madrid City Council plans to add a delicious mango scent to the asphalt-mixed crushed stone mixture instead of the usual asphalt smell.
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How did prehistoric people make metal objects?
5,000 years ago, people moved from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age thanks to the advent of metallurgy, separating metals from impurities.
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The strangest skyscrapers in the world
The 40m tall fairy chimneys in Cappadocia are the result of volcanic activity and weathering over millions of years, providing a unique habitat for humans.
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The mystery of the stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message
A man in England was weeding his garden when he accidentally discovered a stone engraved with a 1,600-year-old message. It is the rare Irish alphabet.
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Strange creature 'sealed' in rock for 478 million years: The ancestor of many species
An ancient stone slab in Morocco has preserved intact creatures that could fill an important evolutionary gap.
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Khanh Son stone organ - a treasure more than 2,000 years old
Two sets of Khanh Son stone instruments are about 2,500-3,000 years old, with lively sounds, bearing the characteristics of the Central Highlands mountains and forests.
Archeology
The 'armor' that covered the Earth 3.7 billion years ago was revealed in Greenland
An extremely important event for our existence on Earth has been saved in ancient stones.